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Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Ronald Grahame Henderson, MC, 18 Battalion AIF, Egypt, France & England, 1915-1918. Collection consists of typescript and photostat copies of letters written by Lieutenant Ronald Grahame Henderson, MC, 18 Battalion AIF, to his mother and father in Sydney, to his younger brother Hugh in Sydney, and to his Uncle George in London, between September 1915 and April 1918. Copies made by Australian War Memorial, Melbourne, c. 1927. Location of originals unknown.
This collection of letters reveals Lieutenant Ronald Grahame Henderson, MC, to have been an enthusiastic and intelligent soldier, hard-working and eager for advancement. He clearly enjoyed the opportunity to travel afforded him by military service, as well as the chance to improve his education through the Officer Cadet Training school at Oxford.
Biographical note: Lieutenant, 18th Bn, AIF. Killed in action on 9 April 1918 at Gentelles while extricating his platoon from their billets, during an artillery bombardment. Other biographical details concerning him are: Bank clerk (Commonwealth Bank); of Hunter's Hill; born North Sydney, 5 July 1892; educated at Sydney Grammar School; left Australia with the 5th reinforcements of the 18th Battalion, serving in Egypt, 1915-16; wounded near Bois Grenier, 6 July 1916; obtained his commission at Balliol College, Oxford, England, 1 March 1917; took part in the Battle of Bullecourt; appointed battalion intelligence officer, May 1917; won the MC in Third Battle of Ypres, 1917; wounded again on 9 October 1917 near Passchendaele; appointed in March 1918 as instructor in Intelligence at Australian Corps School; rejoined battalion, 1 April 1918; killed 9 April 1918.
Collection relating to the service of 3326 Private Hugh Grahame Henderson, 35 Battalion AIF, at sea, England, France, 1917-1918. Collection consists of photostat copies of letters written by Private
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Ronald Berry Finlayson, 1 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1916. Collection includes extracts from Finlayson's letters describing voyage to Egypt and active s
Collection relating to the service of 2nd Lieutenant Ronald Mackenzie, 20 Infantry Battalion, AIF, Gallipoli, Lemnos, Egypt, 1915-1916. Collection consists of three letters written by 2nd Lieutenant
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Lancelot Vicary Horniman, 55 Battalion AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, England, 1915-1918. Collection includes photostat copy of a diary covering the p
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Herbert Leslie Dill MC, 3 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, 1915-1919. Collection includes photostat copies of extracts from letters and a narrativ